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HAMMOND GAZETTE. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1863. Bt . SA S The News ~ Adyices from Vicksburg are up to the 30th ult., and are of importance. The sioge was progressing with reasonable sat isfaction, and there was at that time no immediate pressure on Grant's rear. At daylight on the morning of the 80th, firing was kept up from one hundred and fifty guns, and averaged one shot per second for some time. Gen. Banks was investing Port Hudson, and was reported to have sené reinforcements to Grant, but this is probably incorrect. In North Carolina no important changes or movements are reported. (en. Wild, who was sent there to organize an African Brigade, was meeting with very good sue cess. There had been no rain for the last six weeks. Col. Kilpatrick last Wednesday conclu ded the late brilliant series of Stoneman’s Cavalry raids. He left Gloucester Point on Saturday week, and after travelling several hundred miles and destroying mill ions of dollars worth of rebel property, capturing two bundred horses and mules, and one thousand contrabands, rejoined the army of the Potomac on Wednesday. The expedition consisted of abous nine hundred men, not one of whom was lost. That portion of Gen. Burnside's late or der suppressing the Chicago Times has been revoked by the President, and Burn side has subsequently countermanded the whole order,! it having excluded the New York World from his department. A large and enthusiastic Peace Demo ceat (?) meeting was held in and about Cooper Institute, New York, on Wednes day last, under the leadership of the noto rious Fernando Wood. As was expected, extremely violent and denunciatory speech cs and resolutions against the Administration and the war were made and passed. Thus again has Mr. Wood given evidence to the public that he s extremely rotten and cor rupt at the heart. We think the¢ only rem edy which would be likely to cure this ter rible and disgraceful disease, worse and more degrading by far, in the eyes of all foyal persons, than the ancient leprosy in the eyes of a Jew, would be a strong dose of the medicine, now found omly in the West, known as Burnside. We de think that one dose of this, such an one as Val landigham received, would entirely ecure him, and we earnestly recommend it to his should be physician—the Administration. . i i Wz have fi&r of nknowbdging per to our list “‘T’ also the Hos mr’nd, published in the Continental ital, Baltimore. | WaiLg conversing the other day with a gentleman yecently from the army of the Potomae, he related the following as having occurred under his own observation : J While \'m the kam lines one morn ing on the Bof the river below Freder icksburg, several of the rebel pickets de-, serted and came over to opr side. Our boys, having prepared the usual allowance of coffee, were in the act of partaking of the same when secesh arrived. The rebs upon seeing the steaming beverage, which was-a- very unusual sight to their eyes, namrallyhadalongingdeaire to taste its delicious fragrance, and accordingly expres a wish to one of the boys to that effect, but were informed by him t& the pint cup full in his possession was his morning’s ration. “ “&Olii,” said one of the rebs, ‘1 den’t want ‘{(ou to give it to me, I'll pay you for it.” “ What'll you give, then?’ asked the soldier,” | “Give! I'll giveacup full of greenbaks in return for a cup full of coffee,” replied secesh. . “‘Done,” said soldier, ‘‘here's your coffee.” And at that secesh thrust his hand into his pocket, pulled it out full of greenback’s and crammed them into an empty cup close by, filling it full, then took his cup of cofiee which he drank leisureiy, remarking when done, that it was excellent, the best he had tasted for many months. ““Yes,” said the soldier; ‘‘have another cup ?” eol - P e AN anonymous correspondent, evidently a lad ¥ sends us the following about ‘‘young men,” which of course, coming from the source it does, we should consider little less than sacrilege to ‘*decline,” in consequence of which we give it a place in our columns, although much doubting its originality: Youna Mex.—There is no moral object so beautiful to me as a conscicntions young man. I watch him as I doa star in heaven; clouds may be before him, but we know that his light is behind them, and will beanr forth again; the blaze of others’ popularity may outshine him, but we know that, though unseen, he illuminates his own true sphere. He resists temptations, not without a strug gle, for that is not a virtue; but he resists and conquers; he hears the sarcasm of the profligate, and it stings him, for thatis a a trait of virtue, but heals with its own pure touch. He who says in his heart, but not with his lips, “There is no God,” con trols him not ; he sees the hand of a erea ting God, and rejoices in it. Woman is sheltered by fond arms and loving councils, old age is protected by experience, and | manhood by strength; but the young | man stands amid the temptations of the ‘ world like a self-balanced tower. Happy: is he who seeks and gains the prop of mor ality. Onward, then, conscientious youth ! raise thy standard, and nerve thyé(l)f for gooduness! If God has given thee inteßect ual potrers, awake in thut cause. Never let it be said of thee, ‘‘He helped to swell the river of gin by pouring his influence into its channels.” If thou art feeble in mental strength, throw not that drop into a polluted current. Awake, arise, young man! assume that beautiful garb of virtue! It is difficalt to be pure and holy. Puton thy strength then, let trush be the ‘lady of thy love. Defend her. MA C Local Items. Tur Surgeon in charge s ordered ithe hospi . al calls to be sounded at the following nina hours, until further notice : Reveille, 5 a. m. Dinner, 12 m. Breakfast, 6 a. m. Fatigune call, 1 p. . Fatigue call, 6} a.. m. Rea&l from fatizuc, 73 Surgeons’ call, 7} a. m.Sßupper, 6 p. m. [ Daily Inspection, 10a. mTattoo, 9 p. im. : Recall from fatigue, 11§Taps, 93 p. m. On Sundays Fatigue call will be omitted 1, Inspection call sounded at 8} a. m. iy Pit et Durive the past week three paticnt have been discharged from serviee and oy admitted,—remaining in hospital, fori,- one. - ’ SeveraL of the citizen prisoners retain: | here for some time past under different char ges, having been acquitted by the court martial, returned home last week. We are indebted to kind friends for ix barrels well filled, one keg, one firkin, =c+- en packages, eleven dezen cans condense| milk, and five boxes of oranges and lem ons. They came in good condition, an are most acceptable. %‘he donors will beur from me by letter. Clothing for Conuru. bands, in all two hundred and eighty-cizi: articles, thankfully received. A. H. (. e sttt M) eet st We are glad to see that the roofs of tl hospital buildings are being repaired. fir they have long needed it. Those of the new buildings have alrcady been completed, and Mr. Bump, who has the contract, is now engaged in repairing thgeottage roof:, but as there is considerable to be done ou them he will not probably complete the work before the migdle of next week. sl i Tue gupboat Primrese, from the Rap pahannock river, arrived at the dock yos terday morning, after a cruise of two weelis They report everything quiet as far up as the town of Tappahannock, which was as high as they ascended. At one place a party sent on shore met with a rebel cav alry force of about fifty, who after exchang ing volleys, which did no damage to cither party, beat a hasty retreat, leaving our men to explore the neighberhootl without further molestation. Among her capturcs was a sloop laden with contraband goods: they also captured several thousand dollars. and two secesh flags which were found sewed up in a bed. M R Ix the case of Isaac H. Sylvester, of the Purnell (Md.) Cavalry, whose arrest whilc attempting to cross over to the Virginia side, in company with three others, we no ticed some time ago, the court wartial has found him guilty of desertion, and sen tenced him ‘‘to be mairked on the right hip, in India ink, with the letter <‘D,” to be confined at hard labor on Government works for the period of three years from the time of the approval of this sentence, six months of this time to wear a ball and chain weighing not less than eightcen pounds; to forfeit atl pay and allowances now due, er which mey become due during his confinement, and ot the expiration of his confinement, to be dishomeorably dis charged the service of the Utited States.” This sentence, although evidently consider ing it too lenient for the enormity of the offence, Gen. Lockwood has approved, and ordered to be executed.